Homo Floresiensis - Hobbit Feet Were Primitive But Not Pathological (So They Took It Slow)
Wednesday, May 6, 2009 - 14:14
in Paleontology & Archaeology
A detailed analysis of the feet of Homo floresiensis, the miniature hominins who lived on a remote island in eastern Indonesia until 18,000 years ago, may help settle a question hotly debated among paleontologists: how similar was this population to modern humans? A new research paper in Nature may help answer this question. While the so-called "hobbits" walked on two legs, they say, several features of their feet were so primitive that their gait was not efficient. read more
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